SMTrack Bhd (XKLS:0169) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: RM53.65 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2024)

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What is SMTrack Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

SMTrack Bhd XKLS:0169 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM53.65 Mil as of Dec. 2024.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. SMTrack Bhd's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was RM23.92 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was RM53.65 Mil.


SMTrack Bhd  (XKLS:0169) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Explanation

An efficient operation keeps SGA costs low and thus has higher profit margin. The percentage of SGA relative to total revenue is an indication of how efficiently the company operates. Compare this percentage among the companies in the same industry is a good way of finding more efficient operations. A comparison of the SGA cost relative to the revenue with the historical value can also be an indication of how efficient the company has become.

Warren Buffett likes companies with consistent SGA as the percentage of gross profit.

Companies with no durable competitive advantage show wild variation in SG&A as % of Gross Profit.

If SGA is less than 30% of Gross Profit, it is fantastic. If SGA is nearing 100%, it is is in highly competitive industry.


SMTrack Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


SMTrack Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for SMTrack Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

SMTrack Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

SMTrack Bhd Annual Data
Trend Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Mar15 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 15.26 0.00 8.71 5.36 3.47

SMTrack Bhd Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Oct21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Sep24 Dec24
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XKLS:0169 vs IBM, ACN, CTSH: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, SMTrack Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense, along with its competitors' market caps and Selling, General, & Admin. Expense data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


SMTrack Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, SMTrack Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SMTrack Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.



SMTrack Bhd Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Calculation

Selling, General, & Admin. Expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. For instance, personnel cost, advertising, rent, communication costs are all part of SGA.

Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was RM53.65 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM53.65 Mil mean?
SMTrack Bhd (XKLS:0169) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM53.65 Mil as of Dec. 2024. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on SMTrack Bhd and its competitors.
Is SMTrack Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
SMTrack Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM53.65 Mil.
How does SMTrack Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to IBM and ACN?
SMTrack Bhd's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM53.65 Mil can be compared against companies in the Software industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for a Software company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Software industry context. However, Selling, General, & Admin. Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense mean?
A high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on SMTrack Bhd and its competitors. SMTrack Bhd's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM53.65 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is SMTrack Bhd stock overvalued right now?
SMTrack Bhd (XKLS:0169) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of RM53.65 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM53.65 Mil. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Selling, General, & Admin. Expense calculated?
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For SMTrack Bhd (XKLS:0169), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is RM53.65 Mil as of Dec. 2024. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

SMTrack Bhd Business Description

Address Unit 29-7, The Bouvelard, Mid Valley City, 7th Floor, Lingkaran Syed Putra, Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 59200
SMTrack Bhd is engaged in a track and trace solutions provider that utilizes Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). It involves the design, deployment, and distribution of radiofrequency identity tags and other tagging solutions using information technology. It also offers the provision of training, maintenance, and consultancy services. The company is engaged in the Investment holding and others segment, the Delivery segment, and the Beauty and wellness segment. It derives the majority of its revenues from the Beauty and wellness segment.